Zaharira Harifai was born in December 1929 in Jaffa, Palestine [now Tel Aviv, Israel]. She was an actress, known for Jellyfish (2007), 5 and 5 (1980) and Sallah Shabati (1964). She was married to Shlomo Shva. She died on January 2, 2013 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Her husband is a writer who is Shlomo Shva. They have a daughter Aya Shva who is a actress and director. Her husband and herself have two grandchildren.
She won Best Actress Theater award for her role in the play in 2011.
Daughter of a Hebrew teacher who immigrated from Russia in 1924.
Winner of the Israel Prize in Theatre in 2003 and Best Actress in a Theatre Play in 2011.